The What D'Ye Call It (1715)

Author
John Gay
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£2,422 5s £1,714 12s (70.8%) £707 13s (29.2%)
1732 - 1809
£2,422 5s - (100%) £1,714 12s (70.8%) £707 13s (29.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
82 67 15
1732 - 1809
82 67 15
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Nov 1744 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The What Dye Call It Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1745 Covent Garden Papal Tyranny, What D'Ye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1745 Covent Garden Richard III, What D'ye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Apr 1746 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The What Dye Call It, Peasant, Comic Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1746 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, The What Dye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1746 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, What D'ye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Oct 1746 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The What Dye Call It No No No £54 14s 6d 100% N/A
10 Oct 1746 Covent Garden She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not Or The Kind Imposter, The What Dye Call It No No No £51 6s 6d 100% N/A
24 Oct 1746 Covent Garden Cato, The What Dye Call It No Yes No £142 15s 100% N/A
05 Nov 1746 Covent Garden Tamerlane, The What Dye Call It No No No £129 13s 81% N/A
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